Jurisdiction: Australia

Button battery suppliers must comply with new mandatory information and safety standards which took effect on 22 June 2022...

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ACCC and AER announce joint investigation into potential price gouging by energy companies

Lights Out on Price Gouging

June 27, 2022 | 0 Comments

ACCC and AER announce joint investigation into potential price gouging by energy companies amid Australian power crisis....

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Airbnb, ACCC

No vacation for Airbnb

June 15, 2022 | 0 Comments

ACCC homes in on accommodation pricing, continuing its focus on pricing statements by digital platforms...

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competition in the financial services sector

Financial Services: Comply or Pay the Price

June 14, 2022 | 0 Comments

One of the ACCC's key compliance and enforcement priorities is competition in the financial services sector, with a focus on payment services...

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ACCC deals the cards on payment networks

June 8, 2022 | 0 Comments

ACCC launches proceedings against Mastercard for anti-competitive conduct...

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The Labor Party has promised to increase penalties under the Competition & Consumer Act and amend the Unfair Contract Terms regime....

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New consumer protection requirements for the resale of event tickets on electronic platforms take effect from 1 October 2022...

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Federal Court finds merger documents provided to ACCC are admissible in subsequent and unrelated civil cartel prosecution...

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Both the ACCC and Mazda have appealed the November 2021 decision of Justice O’Callaghan of the Federal Court of Australia. In that decision, the Court found that Mazda engaged in misleading and deceptive conduct and...

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Peters Ice Cream gets its just desserts

April 13, 2022 | 0 Comments

Peters Ice Cream admits to engaging in exclusive dealing and agrees to the imposition of a $12 million pecuniary penalty. ...

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